President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron of France explored varied features of the longstanding and strategic partnership between the 2 nations and mentioned alternatives to develop bilateral cooperation, notably within the financial, funding, and cultural fields.
The 2 sides additionally addressed methods to deepen collaboration in local weather motion, vitality, superior expertise, synthetic intelligence, and different areas aligned with their shared imaginative and prescient for sustainable growth and prosperity.
Throughout their assembly on the Élysée Palace, His Excellency President Macron welcomed His Highness the President and expressed his pleasure at internet hosting him in France. His Highness, in flip, thanked His Excellency President Macron for the nice and cozy reception.
The 2 leaders mentioned regional and worldwide developments, exchanging views on key points and reaffirming their dedication to continued dialogue and collaboration. They underscored the significance of working collectively to advance peace and stability within the Center East and past whereas addressing urgent world challenges.
Commenting on the sturdy ties between the UAE and France, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan highlighted their constructive collaboration throughout a number of sectors, notably in vitality and local weather motion. He famous that the 2 nations have maintained a Complete Strategic Vitality Partnership since 2022 and launched the UAE-France Bilateral Local weather Funding Platform final 12 months.
Moreover, His Highness famous that the 2 nations share a dedication to the accountable use of synthetic intelligence for world growth, in addition to cooperation within the safety of world heritage and different areas of mutual curiosity.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and His Excellency President Macron additionally attended the signing ceremony of the UAE-France Framework for Cooperation in Synthetic Intelligence, signed on behalf of the UAE by His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Govt Affairs Authority, member of the Abu Dhabi Govt Council, and member of the Abu Dhabi Synthetic Intelligence and Superior Expertise Council, and on behalf of France by His Excellency Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Overseas Affairs, and His Excellency Éric Lombard, Minister for the Financial system, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.
The UAE and French Presidents reviewed collaboration underneath the joint UAE-France Framework Settlement, concentrating on funding in a 1GW AI Campus in France.
The 2 leaders underlined their intent to create a strategic AI partnership and emphasised their dedication to exploring collaboration on tasks and investments that help the event of the AI worth chain, together with funding in UAE and French AI, forefront chips offtake, knowledge centre infrastructure andtalent growth, and by establishing Digital Knowledge Embassies to allow sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure in each nations.
The broad scope of actions and the dimensions of infrastructure growth envisioned underneath the UAE-France Framework Settlement for Cooperation in Synthetic Intelligence spotlight the power and dynamism of the connection between the UAE and France. The 2 leaders agreed to carefully monitor the event of varied AI cooperation tasks within the coming interval.
His Excellency President Macron hosted a dinner in honour of His Highness the President and the accompanying delegation.
Earlier, His Highness arrived in Paris for a working go to, accompanied by a delegation together with H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Courtroom for Particular Affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor to UAE President; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-Normal of the Supreme Council for Nationwide Safety; Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Business and Superior Expertise; Faisal Al Bannai, Advisor to the UAE President for Strategic Analysis and Superior Expertise Affairs; Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the President’s Workplace for Strategic Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Govt Workplace; Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Govt Affairs Authority; and Fahad Saeed Al Raqbani, UAE Ambassador to the French Republic.
The assembly was additionally attended by a number of French ministers and senior officers.
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